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Dilemmas in the management of the elderly diabetic
Author(s) -
Dunning Patricia L,
Alford Frank P
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb121709.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , gerontology , case management , nursing , psychology , surgery
The following case report raises many issues in the management of chronically ill elderly patients. Therefore comments upon it from different perspectives were felt to be useful for the Journal's readers. Accordingly, the Editors sought comments from a general practitioner, a geriatrician and a social worker. These follow the case presentation.